Ticxet holdeb and ctjttek



lAug. 26 1924.

C. T. RSCHICK TICKET HOLDER AND CUTTER Filed Jan; lO. 1921 Patented Aug. fd,

FAUT, MNNESGTA..

ZGKET HQLDEB- AND CUTTER.

Application. filed January l0, 1921.

To all whom t may concern.'

Be it known that l, Cirami-ss T'. liiscizioir, a citizen of the United States, residing at St. Paul, in the county of Ramsey and State of Minnesota, have invented a new and useful Improvement in rliclet Holders and Cutters, of which the following is a speciiication.

My invention relates to a device for hold-- ing detachable sales checks such as are used in restaurants and various other places where the waiter is required to tear ottl the check from its stub anc give the customer the severed section on which the amount orp the purchase is indicated.

The invention provides a shearing` device for cutting notches in the edge of the check to indicate the amount oi" the purchase. An essential feature of the invention consists in the construct-ion of the shearing device and the arrangement of the parts thereof so as to form a guard for the pointed end of the shearing tongue in order that no portion will be exposed upon which anyone is liable to be injured.

It is also an object to provide a holder for checks which will be simple in construction and which may be stamped out oi? a single piece of sheet metal and which can be conveniently fastened to the waist band or belt of the user in a manner to be readily reached when necessary to detach the check.

ln the drawings, illustrating 'the application of my invention in one forni 1- Fig. l is a plan view of a check holder embodying my invention showing a bool; vof checks held thereby.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the same.

Fig. 8 is a bot-tom view of the holder.

Fig. l is a transverse section on the lint` 4-4 of Fig. 3. i

Fig. 5 is a longitudinal vertical section showing the tongue in cutting position and also showing a checlr which has been: notched along its edge.

Fig. 6 is a longitudinal vertical section showing` the manner ot inserting the boolr of checks underneath the holding means for retaining the bool; upon the holder.

Fig. 7 is a perspective view showing the top leaves ot the pad folded baclr and the ends of the bottom leaves inserted beneath the pad supporting means on the holder.

Serial lilo. 436,093.

ln the drawings, it, illustrates the holder generally and pad or". chcclrs supported by the holder. The book or pad of checks which the hold-er designed to support con-i sists ot a series ot checks l0 bound together by a staple ll. passing through the stul ends of the saine.. @n the tace of each wheel; is printed a series ot price marlrs adapted to notched out for the purpose oi indicating the amount ot the sale.

The holder A comprises a base plate l2. oi such length as 'to support the pad oi checks. rllhe longitudinal side edges oie the plate l2 are bent to form upstanding flanges 13 extending the length of the base plate to provide means for stiipening the base plate and also to facilitate the proper positioning of the tickets on the base plate.

rll'he upper end ot the holder A is pro vided with means for retaining the pad upon the holder, consisting oi bar or strip leiliorined integral with the base and entend ing between the flanges 139 parallel to a spaced above the base plate l2. The bar f is adapted to receive a few of the leaves :'27 oi' the pad B so as to snugly engage beneath the striL lll to hold the pad ot checks B iirmly in place.

The pad to be retained upon the holder consists ot a series oi checks bound together by a staple ll passing through the stub end ot the same. rllhe pad is placed in position by having the 'tree ends of a sutiicient number of the bottom leaves 27 inserted beneath the bar la as shown in Fig. '7. and the pad is moved along the holder until the bar en.- gages the stitchingv ll at the stub end ot the pad. any downward bodily moren'ient o'l' the pad being` prevented by the stitching` il. sufficient number ot' leaves inserted hay neath the bar llso that the pa t ed with suiiicient force to prevent tal displacement of the saine but will to torce when requi c. to be witht f rlhus the pad is securely held in positi and yet the choc-hs nia; be readilyv netafl therefrom.

The flanges i3 are preferably provided with suitable guiding members l5 cooperat ing` with the checks 27.

The guide members l5 project inv at right angles to the flanges 13 1 spaced the same distance above bis.

plate 12 the being positioned a short i. tane Y,nt oft the support llt. ln placngthe pad place upon the holder the tree ends oit the bot-tom` leaves are First passed underneath the guide members l5 to maintain them in proper alinement with the base plate 12 in passing under-- neath the support let so as to prevent ends ot the cheeks trom going through the aperture 26 in the spare underneath the support 14 'trom which the support was cut, as shown in Figures 5 and 6.

rllhe lower end oi' the base plate provided with a shearing device tor notching the edges ot the checks to indicate the amount o1t` the purchase, said means consisting of a tongue 16 stamped 'trom the body portion of the base plate 12 and extending therefrom as an integral part ot the base plate. The tongue 16 is curved slightly downward and has an upwardly extending portion 17 which extends through a slot 18 21S SU 1 i Ci i G the y in the base plate :trom which the tongue cut, as shown in Fig. G, and terminating a pointed end 19 having cutting which cooperate with the cutting edges l21 tormed in the angularly disposed portion 22 oit the base plate 12. rllhe portion 13" et the tongue is angularilv positioned relative to the inclined member 22 as best shown in Figs. 2 and 6 so that the pointed end 19 will i'irst pierce the check when the tongue is pressed downwardly, whereby a shearing action is given to the tongue the cooperating edges are successively brought together.

The check holder A is formed from a sinpiece of material and this is an important feature ot my invention, as the body portion terms the baci-z tor a pad ot checks B while one end oi the holder is so formed as to provide means tor cutting or notching the edge ot a check, the cutting tongue ot which is formed trom the material ot the holder, being centrally positioned in a manner so that it is operable to notch the edge ot a check by iiiserting the edge ot the check beneath the pointed end ot the cutting member and depressing the iree ends ot the pad of checks upon the holder, as is illustrated in Fig. 5. 'Elli cutting means oie the holder, in the form shown, is adapted to cut a il-shaped notch on the edge oit the check to indicate the amount ot the purchase when the check is issued. The tree ends of the checks 10 are held in a slightly raised position by the cut ting tongue 1o when the same is in normal position. rllhe cutting means are operable to first pierce the body ot the check and then shear toweds the edge, thus providing a simple and very effective cutting means in the holder itself without the necessity of providing a cutter which requires sharpening from time to time, the nature and `,construction of this cutter is such that it will readily 'l enges operate to cut a notch in the check by a piercing and shearing action which does not have a tendency to dull the cutter as is true with the ordinary punching means.

Vthe peculiar construction of the large body portion ot the tongue 16, which is sheared trom the body ot' the holder without weakening the bach of the holder, provides sullicient resiliency in the tongue to hold it elevated above the cutting edges 21 formed in the angularly disposed portion 22 while the tongue is curved in a manner to cause it to normally position itselt above the cutting edges 21 in readiness tor operation, holding the tree ends ot the checks 10 slightly elevated, which are engaged and depressed to operate the tongue. This construction provides a very practical check cutting means, the cutter being tully protected to prevent the user .trom being injured while carrying the same.

The member 21 is provided with gage stops 23 tor the checks, for limiting the depth of the cut of the tongue 16. Said stops are stamped itrom the inclined member 22 and arel positioned adjacent the sides and near the pointed end 19 of the tongue. rThese stops perform a double function, being adapted to 'form abutments tor the lower end ot the pad of checks to prevent any downward movement ot the same, as clearly shown in Figs. 2 and 5.

l/Vhen the tongue 16 is returned to its normal position the pointed end is positioned between the stops 23 and the inclined mem-- ber 22 so that the same will protect the sharp end of the tongue in order that no portions thereof will be exposed upon which'the operator can be accidentally injured from contact therewith.

The upper end oit the base plate 12 is formed with an aperture 25 by means of which. it maybe attached to a hookv 241 for carrying the same by the user so as to be ready at hand when needed. l

The simplicity of the design ot my holder together with the practical nature of the same provides a very desirable check holder and cutting means formed from a single piece of material which can be manufactured at a reasonable cost. l

1 claim:

1. A device of the class described formed i said inclined member extending in front of said tongue when in released position to provide a guard to conceal the same.

2. A. ticket shearing device comprisingv a base plate, a shearing tongue projecting abovesaid plate having a pointed end formed with cutting edges, and a member extending upwardly at an oblique angle having a notch formed With cutting edges With which the end of the tongue is adapted to cooperate to form a shearing device.

A device of the class described including a ticket notching means formed from sheet material comprising a cutting tongue and an angularly disposed portion extending in front of said tongue and being provided 10 With shearing edges to cause said tongue to cut with a shearing action, and said angulariy disposed portion provided with guard means in front of the point of said cutter.

CHARLES T. RASCHICK. 

